Storing seed is easy to keep in an air tight container out of direct sunlight. They may not look like it, but seeds are very much alive for years to come. However they don’t remain so forever. How long seeds…
Read MoreMost seed packets come with more seed that we can use in a season. They are easy enough to save, but few gardeners store them in ideal conditions. That means planting them the following year can be a bit disappointing.…
Read MoreThese heads wear many hats – red, wrinkled, crinkled, upright and strong. Cabbage grows best in fertile, rich soil with good drainage, consistent moisture, and full Arizona sun. Cabbage is best grown in early spring when the weather is cool…
Read More– Combine fragrance, intense flower color and its climbing habit makes Sweet Peas a favorite of local gardeners and non-gardeners alike. Known for the more perfumed varieties, sweet peas are often described as smelling like a mix of honey and…
Read MoreApply before the next weather system hits. This granular seed killer will keep the worst of early spring foxtails, dandelions, and horehounds from emerging in rock lawns and flowerbeds. Preventer must be applied before the weeds emerge or it will…
Read MoreSprouts are by far more nutrient dense than their mature plant versions. This is because a seed is not just a baby plant, it is also a tiny package of nutrients and enzymes ready to spring into action at germination.…
Read MoreContact: Ken Davis Watters Garden Center [email protected] cell 603-456-3581 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Garden Alert – Pocket Gophers at Destructive Levels this Spring (February 12, 2016 ) Prescott, Arizona – Pocket gophers are digging up local gardens at an…
Read MoreBy Ken Lain, the mountain gardener If you need plants that look good in all four seasons, you’ll benefit from the list that follows. Most bloom in the spring, look great in summer, then turn fall colors, but never drop…
Read MoreBy Ken Lain, the mountain gardener When I was a young man a dear friend taught me to plant seed to a depth that is three times its thickness. That means that chubby bean seeds or peas should be planted…
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